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Archive: Mon May 2024

Letter From the Editors: Gratitude, Reflections, and a Request for the Reader

by Sam Hilton. 1 Comment

Dearest readers, We begin this letter with our thanks. This semester, we’ve seen an incredible amount of engagement and discussion at The Argus. In our letter to you all at the start of the semester, we declared a goal of making this newspaper a forum for dialogue about campus issues, and we’re so glad that […]

Patricelli Center Honors Social Entrepreneurship Pioneers: Winners of the 2024 New Venture Awards

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The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE) announced the grand prize winners for the New Venture Awards (NVA) on Monday, April 22.  The semester-long selection process culminated in the NVA luncheon on Friday, April 19, where six finalists pitched their projects. “The 2024 Patricelli Center New Venture Awards were the most competitive in the Center’s 13 […]

University Revamps Summer Storage Program for Low-Income Students

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The Financial Aid Office announced changes to the on-campus summer storage program for low-income students in an email on Wednesday, April 10. Students with an expected family contribution of $7,000 or less may now store five items—such as boxes, suitcases, mini-fridges, and microwaves—over the summer at 243 Long Ln. The Office of Student Affairs, in conjunction […]

Office Hours: Inside Wesleyan Faculty for Justice in Palestine

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Welcome to Office Hours, a series brought to you by the Features section! In these articles, Argus writers speak to faculty, staff, and members of the administration about their interests, classes, and lives on and off campus.  While Students for Justice in Palestine has been a long-standing organization on campus, their work has recently gained […]

Astronomer Rebecca Oppenheimer Visits Campus for 2024 Sturm Lecture on Degenerate Objects

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Rebecca Oppenheimer, a curator and professor at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), delivered a talk on degenerate matter—which includes white dwarfs, neutron stars, and brown dwarfs—on Tuesday, April 23 for the annual Sturm Memorial Lecture. The lecture began at 7:30 p.m. in the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall, and was followed by a […]

Men’s Lacrosse Completes NESCAC Revenge Tour with Third Conference Title in Program History

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Revenge is a dish best served cradling the NESCAC title. After missing the NESCAC Tournament last season for the first time in 21 years, the Wesleyan men’s lacrosse team mounted a comeback campaign for the ages, culminating in winning their third NESCAC Championship in program history and thier first since 2017. Following a stellar regular […]

WesCeleb: Eliza Bender in All Her Splendor

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This week, The Argus sat down with comedian, actress, playwright, and certified hater Eliza Bender ’24. She told us about writing and producing her musical “Camp!” this past year and reflected on her four years in the comedy scene at the University. Read along to hear more about what does, and doesn’t, make her want […]

“The Critics and Her Publics” In Review: A Year of Fruitful Discussions and Enlightening Lectures

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The Shapiro Center for Creative Writing and Criticism ended its “The Critic and Her Publics” programming on Tuesday, April 16. The series invited 11 guest critics—Andrea Long Chu, Sophie Pinkham, Carina Del Valle Schorske, Hannah Goldfield, Anahid Nersessian, Moira Donegan, Jo Livingstone, Lauren Michele Jackson, Doreen St. Felix, Maggie Doherty, and Christine Smallwood—to converse with the […]

From the Argives: The Wesleyan Spirits Uphold the University’s Musical Legacy

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Originally founded in 1981 by Charles North ’82, the Wesleyan Spirits is the University’s oldest Tenor 1, Tenor 2, Baritone, Bass (TTBB) a cappella group. Nowadays, the Spirits are known for their upbeat performances that consist of a fun mix of New England college tunes and modern music. According to the group, you are guaranteed to enjoy yourself at a […]

Cultural Stereotypes in Professional Wrestling

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Professional wrestlers never know who is going to be released from a company due to budget cuts or creative differences. You also never know who is going to add brilliance and spontaneity to a professional wrestling storyline. The intricate realities of wrestlers’ professional careers has a dark side: Many wrestlers of color feel uncomfortable in the workplace due to stereotypes […]

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